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Meteoroid bumper experiment on explorer 46
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Humes, D. H. |
| Copyright Year | 1981 |
| Description | The effectiveness of a meteoroid bumper in reducing meteoroid penetrations is discussed. The bumper reduced the penetration flux by a factor of 30 and demonstrated a weight savings of a factor of 6.9 in the material needed to resist meteoroid penetration. The method of calculating the penetration flux recommended in the NASA space vehicle design criteria for meteoroid damage assessment was found to be very conservative, and changes are suggested. The optimum distribution of material between a bumper and the main wall is discussed. |
| File Size | 1235768 |
| Page Count | 36 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19810020617 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t8gf5mv0c |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1981-07-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Spacecraft Design, Testing And Performance Data Acquisition Meteoroid Hazards Bumpers Spaceborne Experiments Stainless Steels Hypervelocity Impact Thickness Weight Mass Spacecraft Shielding Explorer Satellites Penetration Meteoroid Protection Impact Resistance Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
